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Driven by a Strange Desire

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by Mónica de la Torre

I. Before Breakfast

When the sun turns gray and I become tired

of looking at your many-colored shoes

I will give you balloons for all the holes

we speak too much to fill. Who believes

in air， nowadays？ Or do you prefer tea

with the dried fruit I will have to throw out

the window of your room？ Because I want

this to stop I want this to stop I want this

II. Towards Moorish¹ Spain

To kill the dragons is a different thing

in my family there are only lizards².

In Sevilla——never famous for its lamps——

a dissected³ crocodile hangs from a roof.

The reptile⁴， the Crown's Byzantine gift. Its teeth

suspended in the air of the cathedral.

I stole a pair of shoes； but didn't run far

from the orchard⁵ where water had women's scent⁶.

Thirst is not fear， thirst is not green， but has wings

like dragons， or airplanes. As oranges

in Sevilla， driven by a strange desire

to stay where they are. Floating. Suspended.

III. Towards Virgo

The Milky⁷ Way is not only expanding；

the Bang is not only a Bang. It is drifting

and being pulled away from， let's say， something.

Because dark matter is ninety nine of what

there is and visible matter is so small

it clusters together and forms a Great Wall.

China and Spain and my eyes reading the paper.

We are still together， are we not， wondering if.

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1 moorish
adj.沼地的，荒野的，生[住]在沼地的
参考例句：
There was great excitement among the Moorish people at the waterside. 海边的摩尔人一阵轰动。来自辞典例句 All the doors are arched with the special arch we see in Moorish pictures. 门户造成拱形，形状独特，跟摩尔风暴画片里所见的一样。来自辞典例句

2 lizards
n.蜥蜴( lizard的名词复数 )
参考例句：
Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets and beetles and lizards. 在庞培城里除了蟋蟀、甲壳虫和蜥蜴外，没有别的生物。来自辞典例句 Can lizards reproduce their tails? 蜥蜴的尾巴断了以后能再生吗？来自辞典例句

3 dissected
adj.切开的，分割的，（叶子）多裂的v.解剖（动物等）( dissect的过去式和过去分词 )；仔细分析或研究
参考例句：
Her latest novel was dissected by the critics. 评论家对她最近出版的一部小说作了详细剖析。 He dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed. 他事后仔细剖析那项计划以便搞清它失败的原因。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 reptile
n.爬行动物；两栖动物
参考例句：
The frog is not a true reptile.青蛙并非真正的爬行动物。 So you should not be surprised to see someone keep a reptile as a pet.所以，你不必惊奇有人养了一只爬行动物作为宠物。

5 orchard
n.果园，果园里的全部果树，(美俚)棒球场
参考例句：
My orchard is bearing well this year.今年我的果园果实累累。 Each bamboo house was surrounded by a thriving orchard.每座竹楼周围都是茂密的果园。

6 scent
n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉
参考例句：
The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。 The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

7 milky
adj.牛奶的，多奶的；乳白色的
参考例句：
Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。 I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。